LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: Imperial

Title: Marble statue of the so-called Apollo Lykeios Period: Mid-Imperial, Hadrianic or Antonine Date: 130–161 CE Culture: Roman Medium: Marble Dimensions: H. with plinth 80 in. (203.2 cm.) Classification: Stone Sculpture Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Frederick F. Thompson, 1903 Object Number: 03.12.15 Copy of a Greek bronze of the mid-4th century B.C. often attributed to Praxiteles Right ankle and foot, right knee and area above and below, left kneecap and foot, tree trunk, and base are modern restorations. This is a Roman version of a famous statue of Apollo that stood in the Lyceum, a large outdoor gymnasium just outside the walls of Athens. The Roman writer Lucian described the work as Apollo resting after his labors with his right arm resting on his head. This copy was part of a collection of ancient sculpture assembled by the Marquess Vincenzo Giustiniani in the first third of the seventeenth century in Rome. The stance is somewhat awkward as the legs were restored from numerous pieces. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247002

Title: Marble statue of the so-called Apollo Lykeios Period: Mid-Imperial, Hadrianic or Antonine Date: 130–161 CE Culture: Roman Medium: Marble Dimensions: H. with plinth 80 in. (203.2 cm.) Classification: Stone Sculpture Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Frederick F. Thompson, 1903 Object Number: 03.12.15 Copy of a Greek bronze of the mid-4th century B.C. often attributed to Praxiteles Right ankle and foot, right knee and area above and below, left kneecap and foot, tree trunk, and base are modern restorations. This is a Roman version of a famous statue of Apollo that stood in the Lyceum, a large outdoor gymnasium just outside the walls of Athens. The Roman writer Lucian described the work as Apollo resting after his labors with his right arm resting on his head. This copy was part of a collection of ancient sculpture assembled by the Marquess Vincenzo Giustiniani in the first third of the seventeenth century in Rome. The stance is somewhat awkward as the legs were restored from numerous pieces. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247002

Title: Marble statue of the so-called Apollo Lykeios Period: Mid-Imperial, Hadrianic or Antonine Date: 130–161 CE Culture: Roman Medium: Marble Dimensions: H. with plinth 80 in. (203.2 cm.) Classification: Stone Sculpture Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Frederick F. Thompson, 1903 Object Number: 03.12.15 Copy of a Greek bronze of the mid-4th century B.C. often attributed to Praxiteles Right ankle and foot, right knee and area above and below, left kneecap and foot, tree trunk, and base are modern restorations. This is a Roman version of a famous statue of Apollo that stood in the Lyceum, a large outdoor gymnasium just outside the walls of Athens. The Roman writer Lucian described the work as Apollo resting after his labors with his right arm resting on his head. This copy was part of a collection of ancient sculpture assembled by the Marquess Vincenzo Giustiniani in the first third of the seventeenth century in Rome. The stance is somewhat awkward as the legs were restored from numerous pieces. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247002

Title: Marble statue of the so-called Apollo Lykeios Period: Mid-Imperial, Hadrianic or Antonine Date: 130–161 CE Culture: Roman Medium: Marble Dimensions: H. with plinth 80 in. (203.2 cm.) Classification: Stone Sculpture Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Frederick F. Thompson, 1903 Object Number: 03.12.15 Copy of a Greek bronze of the mid-4th century B.C. often attributed to Praxiteles Right ankle and foot, right knee and area above and below, left kneecap and foot, tree trunk, and base are modern restorations. This is a Roman version of a famous statue of Apollo that stood in the Lyceum, a large outdoor gymnasium just outside the walls of Athens. The Roman writer Lucian described the work as Apollo resting after his labors with his right arm resting on his head. This copy was part of a collection of ancient sculpture assembled by the Marquess Vincenzo Giustiniani in the first third of the seventeenth century in Rome. The stance is somewhat awkward as the legs were restored from numerous pieces. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247002

Title: Marble statue of the so-called Apollo Lykeios Period: Mid-Imperial, Hadrianic or Antonine Date: 130–161 CE Culture: Roman Medium: Marble Dimensions: H. with plinth 80 in. (203.2 cm.) Classification: Stone Sculpture Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Frederick F. Thompson, 1903 Object Number: 03.12.15 Copy of a Greek bronze of the mid-4th century B.C. often attributed to Praxiteles Right ankle and foot, right knee and area above and below, left kneecap and foot, tree trunk, and base are modern restorations. This is a Roman version of a famous statue of Apollo that stood in the Lyceum, a large outdoor gymnasium just outside the walls of Athens. The Roman writer Lucian described the work as Apollo resting after his labors with his right arm resting on his head. This copy was part of a collection of ancient sculpture assembled by the Marquess Vincenzo Giustiniani in the first third of the seventeenth century in Rome. The stance is somewhat awkward as the legs were restored from numerous pieces. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247002

Title: Marble statue of the so-called Apollo Lykeios Period: Mid-Imperial, Hadrianic or Antonine Date: 130–161 CE Culture: Roman Medium: Marble Dimensions: H. with plinth 80 in. (203.2 cm.) Classification: Stone Sculpture Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Frederick F. Thompson, 1903 Object Number: 03.12.15 Copy of a Greek bronze of the mid-4th century B.C. often attributed to Praxiteles Right ankle and foot, right knee and area above and below, left kneecap and foot, tree trunk, and base are modern restorations. This is a Roman version of a famous statue of Apollo that stood in the Lyceum, a large outdoor gymnasium just outside the walls of Athens. The Roman writer Lucian described the work as Apollo resting after his labors with his right arm resting on his head. This copy was part of a collection of ancient sculpture assembled by the Marquess Vincenzo Giustiniani in the first third of the seventeenth century in Rome. The stance is somewhat awkward as the legs were restored from numerous pieces. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247002

Title: Marble statue of the so-called Apollo Lykeios Period: Mid-Imperial, Hadrianic or Antonine Date: 130–161 CE Culture: Roman Medium: Marble Dimensions: H. with plinth 80 in. (203.2 cm.) Classification: Stone Sculpture Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Frederick F. Thompson, 1903 Object Number: 03.12.15 Copy of a Greek bronze of the mid-4th century B.C. often attributed to Praxiteles Right ankle and foot, right knee and area above and below, left kneecap and foot, tree trunk, and base are modern restorations. This is a Roman version of a famous statue of Apollo that stood in the Lyceum, a large outdoor gymnasium just outside the walls of Athens. The Roman writer Lucian described the work as Apollo resting after his labors with his right arm resting on his head. This copy was part of a collection of ancient sculpture assembled by the Marquess Vincenzo Giustiniani in the first third of the seventeenth century in Rome. The stance is somewhat awkward as the legs were restored from numerous pieces. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247002

Mosaic floor panel Roman, Imperial, 2nd century AD Excavated from a villa at Daphne near Antioch (modern Antakya, Turkey), the metropolis of Roman Syria. Accession # 38.11.12 The rectangular panel represents the entire decorated area of a floor and was found together with another mosaic (now in the the Baltimore Museum of Art) in an olive grove at Daphne-Harbiye in 1937. In Roman times, Daphne was a popular holiday resort, used by the wealthy citizens and residents of Antioch as a place of rest and refuge from the heat and noise of the city. American excavations at Daphne in the late 1930s uncovered the remains of several well-appointed houses and villas, including the one that contained this mosaic. At the center is a panel (emblema) with the bust of a woman, decked out with a wreath of flowers around her head and a floral garland over her left shoulder. Traditionally identified as Spring, the figure is probably the representation of a more generic personification of abundance and good living, well situated to the luxurious atmosphere created at Daphne by its rich patrons. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Marble head of a Deity Roman, Imperial period, 1st half of the 2nd century AD Accession # 27.122.1 The wreath with pomegrantes suggests that this head represents a deity, such as Ceres, who was associated with the generative powers of nature. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Marble statue of a member of the imperial family Roman, Augustan or Julio-Claudian period, 27 BC- 68 AD Accession # 2003.407.9 This statue and similar work to the left are important additions to the small number of standing half-draped male figures known today that were part of Julio-Claudian dynastic commemorative groups. Statues of members of the imperial family, both living and already deceased, were often displayed together in public spaces, such as the forum of a city, a basilica, or theater. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Marble statue of a member of the imperial family Roman, Augustan or Julio-Claudian period, 27 BC- 68 AD Accession # 2003.407.9 This statue and similar work to the left are important additions to the small number of standing half-draped male figures known today that were part of Julio-Claudian dynastic commemorative groups. Statues of members of the imperial family, both living and already deceased, were often displayed together in public spaces, such as the forum of a city, a basilica, or theater. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

FAO Schwarz is the name of a high-end toy store chain founded in New York City in 1870 by German immigrant, Frederick August Otto Schwarz. The original name of the store was Toy Bazaar. (The company traces its history back to 1862 in Baltimore, when Schwarz first began retailing toys from his fancy-goods store there.) It is known for its offering rather exotic gifts for children, such as a gas powered, miniature Mercedes-Benz for children under ten costing several thousand dollars. FAO Schwarz was notably featured in the 1988 Tom Hanks film Big, in which Hanks and Robert Loggia played "Heart & Soul" and "Chopsticks" on the store's signature 22-foot piano. At its height, the chain had a total of 40 stores throughout the United States. In 2001, The Right Start Company bought 22 of the 40 stores, and the other 18 unsold stores were immediately closed. In December 2002, Right Start, the then parent of FAO Schwarz, filed for bankruptcy. They would emerge from bankruptcy in April 2003 only to re-enter it in December 2003, forcing all stores to close. After FAO Schwarz was again sold to its new owners, hedge fund D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P., the New York City and Las Vegas stores reopened on Thanksgiving Day 2004. The New York City store, on Fifth Avenue, is still very popular, and a famous destination in the city. The store was redesigned by architect David Rockwell of The Rockwell Group in collaboration with Paul Gregory of Focus Lighting in 2004. The 5th Avenue flagship store now features a large open front area and award-winning lighting which includes almost 80,000 LED lights mounted on the ceiling above the main atrium space. Text from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F.A.O._Schwarz

These are models, made of plastic, that one can buy for about $100 at FAO Schwarz in Manhattan, NY. They make them in a variety of Star Wars images.

Statue of Eros Stringing his Bow Marble cm 123 inv. MC0410 From an original by Lysippos Formerly at Villa d'Este. Benedict XIV donation (1753)